Please attend the New York Works Task Force's Long Island Forum on August 29th

The New York Works Task Force has announced a public forum on Long Island to discuss the capital budget that the Task Force is creating for New York State. All are encouraged to attend.

The meeting will take place on:

Wednesday, August 20th
10:30am
Sustainability Institute at Molloy College
Atrium Meeting Room
7180 Republic Airport
Farmingdale, NY

The agenda for the day includes introductory and closing remarks by NY Works Task Force member John D. Cameron Jr., Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, along with presentations from the Division of the Budget and Task Force Executive Director Margaret Tobin. In addition, a panel discussion with the public on the criteria and capital planning process will feature Cameron, Marc Herbst, Executive Director of the Long Island Contractors Association; John Durso, President of the Long Island Federation of Labor and Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW; and Marianne Garvin, President and CEO of the Community Development Corporation of Long Island.

On May 3, 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced the membership of the Task Force, bringing together leading finance, labor, planning, and transportation professionals to coordinate a statewide infrastructure plan that will more effectively and strategically allocate New York’s capital investment funding and create thousands of jobs.

To RSVP, visit the Task Force's website here.